The photo sparked horror among Verillas employees.
It was a picture that showed members of the Proud Boys, designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a liberal advocacy organization, wearing black and yellow kilts designed by the clothing company.
Justin LaRose, the brand’s vice president, said he feared the LGBTQ-owned company’s clothes were being co-opted by a group whose message Verillas is “directly against.”
Verillas responded to the photo on Twitter. The company said it was “disgusted” to see the Proud Boys wearing its clothes during a rally against the 2020 presidential election results last weekend in Washington, D.C.. It also pledged to donate $1,000 to the NAACP after seeing about $750 worth of its merchandise in the photo.
“We’re against everything they stand for,” Verillas said about the Proud Boys in a tweet.
Disgusted to see members of a fascist terrorist organization wearing our products. We're a LGBTQIA+ owned, operated, designed and lived. We're against everything they stand for. I see $750 of our gear in that picture, and I just gave $1000 to the NAACP to redirect hate to love. pic.twitter.com/der8zVSo7M
— Verillas (@Verillas) December 12, 2020
Good people in America are against the Racist NAACP too !!!!
White Supremacists aren’t good people.
Hilarious! Spend that useless money!
communist really don`t understand capitalism do they, they are buying your product why do you care what they are doing with it after they buy it, you`re making money.
so basically they are saying they only want to sell to gay people but they are all inclusive ,so my question is do i have to show a gay pride ID to buy from their store on my way to the voting booth where i don`t have to show any ID to vote? because that`s just insane.
Southern Poverty Law Center is itself a vile and disgusting hate group against anything right leaning.
Who are the racist..6:32..proud boys are not if thats what your referring too you ignorant marx puss boy!!
As for LQBTQ being against american standing up for the REPUBLiC (proud boys) seems to me these people are the real haters the rasict..how else can it be…. its NOT CHRISTIAN…its luciferians. They ARE THE liars and deceivers..
I think i speak for about the real 99.999 % of this NATION who are against EVERYTHING the LGBTQ groups stand for!!!
If this is the way you all have decided to act since we gave you the right to marry!! then I think you all should be SHOVED right back into the closets where you obviously belong…because this is no way what we intended giving you a right involved!!! Your hatred is getting old and ugly. But Hey I guess we deserve it since we caved and gave in to your luciferian demands…. Still my done yet few more churches divide I hear
If this is the way you all have decided to act since we gave you the right to marry!! then I think you all should be SHOVED right back into the closets where you obviously belong…because this is no way what we intended giving you a right involved!!! Your hatred is getting old and ugly. But Hey I guess we deserve it since we caved and gave in to your luciferian demands…. Still not done yet a few more churches to divide I hear!!